Definitions for damandəˈmɑn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Dam•andəˈmɑn(n.)

  1. a district on the coast of Gujarat state in W India: part of the union territory of Daman and Diu.

    Category: Geography (places)

  2. the capital of Daman and Diu. 21,000.

    Category: Geography (places)

Wiktionary

  1. Daman(ProperNoun)

    Capital of the union territory of Daman and Diu (India).

  2. Daman(ProperNoun)

    used in India, derived from the equivalent of Ancient Greek Damian, the brother of Cosmas.

  3. daman(Noun)

    The hyrax.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Daman(noun)

    a small herbivorous mammal of the genus Hyrax. The species found in Palestine and Syria is Hyrax Syriacus; that of Northern Africa is H. Brucei; -- called also ashkoko, dassy, and rock rabbit. See Cony, and Hyrax

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Daman

    a Portuguese settlement with a port of the same name in Gujarat, India, 100 m. N. of Bombay.


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